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House approves tighter absentee/mail-in ballot rules, adds verification for prefilled forms
Summary
The House passed a second substitute to Senate Bill 24 that sets return deadlines for absentee/mail-in ballot requests, creates distinct voter-filled and prefilled forms, and requires extra certifications on prefilled forms to verify mailing addresses.
The Utah House on March 6 approved a second substitute to Senate Bill 24 changing how absentee and mail‑in ballot requests are handled.
Representative Craig Powell, the bill sponsor, said the changes standardize deadlines and form types after “hiccups” in recent voter‑registration drives. The measure sets the deadline to return an absentee ballot request at 14 days after signing or the Thursday before the election, whichever is earlier, and provides two form types:…
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